Newbie shows off his hard work...

[ronmart]

Here's my pride and joy after my first time using P21s:

Products used were short pile mf mitt using Gold Class shampoo for the wash, Sonus blue mf's for drying with Meguairs QD and one coat of P21s.



Here she is after the second time:

This time I used Griots car wash with a boars hair brush and short pile mf mitt. I then followed up with P21s on all but the hood which got treated with Griots Machine Polish 3 & 4 and Griots Best of Show (all using the Griots orbital) before the P21s.



Here's my daily driver:

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[ronmart]

I'd love to take credit for this one, but I had this car near perfect when I had to take it to the dealership for service. They parked it under a very sappy tree overnight and tried to cover it up by doing a quick cleaning job. Fortunately they made things right by detailing it (which took me 3 days before I agreed to let them do it). They used Ardex stereo glaze and COB to get this finish which I'm actually pretty impressed with. It'll be a good starting point for when I get my hands on her this weekend!



Here's both together:

And for the coup de gras (spelling?) I did the ultimate shine on my wife's SUV. This was a vehicle that hadn't been washed but about 8 times over the last 5 years and had only had 2 details. It was in sad shape (wish I would have taken before pics), but I went bonkers with it and I think did an awesome job (sadly the pic doesn't do it justice):

I started with Griots Car Wash, Rubber Cleaner, & Wheel Cleaner.



I used a Griots Garage orbital (like PC 7424 but less vibration and cooler plate) and did a Machine Polish 2 followed by Machine Polish 3 (machine on using 6 and hand off). I then hand applied one coat of Klasse AIO followed by Klasse High Gloss Sealant Glaze. I then did a orbital of Griots Best in Show (using 3 and hand off) followed by P21s Carnauba Wax.



I finished the tires with the Griots weatherproofing tire product and the wheel wells with the Griots undercarriage spray. Lastly I put (way too much) Meguires hot shine on the wheels (and forgot to wipe off before taking pics - DOH).



Here's the happy family (on a different day after a regular wash before the above treatments to the Mercedes and Lexus):

Let me know what you think!

 

[ronmart]

Oh, cars shown are:



2006 Porsche 911 (997) Carrera 4S Cabriolet (midnight blue metallic)

2000 Mercedes E320 (pure black - not obsidian)

2001 Lexus LX 470 (cashmere beige metallic)

 

[dalepearson]

Just lovely.

 

[imported_j3ffff]

Big BALLER!!

 

[imported_thecarguy]

nice neighborhood - what city is that?

 

[Z K]

Nice! Love the new 997s.

 

[ScubaStevo]

Very nice job. All look extremely wet. Can anyone say money?

 

[ronmart]

Thanks guys!

 

[JMV]

hot porsche, looks awesome!

 

[jvriii1942]

Sweet daily driver. Very nice looking line of cars. The first shot of the porsche is amazing.

 

[mav63]

Nice family of cars. I like the reflection shot off the Benz hood. Good work!!

 

[awahl63]

Very very nice collection

 

[imported_hadboosttroy]

I knew it was WA, then I saw your plates to confirm. WA and OR neighborhoods so similar yet slightly different, I can always call em



the porsche was very impressive for just p21s and no polishing

 

[ronmart]

I knew it was WA, then I saw your plates to confirm. WA and OR neighborhoods so similar yet slightly different, I can always call em



the porsche was very impressive for just p21s and no polishing

Thanks!



Yeah, well like I said the Porsche was only a couple months old when I did that and I had been taking excellent care of it (no wet weather driving) so there really wasn't anything to polish out.